FIGURE 5.

The relative changes of simulated plant light absorption and photosynthesis when comparing Scenario (v) to scenario (i) (closed columns), and when comparing Scenario (vi) to Scenario (ii) (open columns). Detailed descriptions of all scenarios can be found in Table 1. For results showing by closed columns, upright shoot architecture obtained from treatment in which both focal and neighbour plants had bent shoots (F+N+) is compared to upright shoot architecture obtained from treatment in which focal plants had bent shoots and neighbour plants did not have bent shoots (F+N−). For results showing by open columns, upright shoot architecture obtained from treatment in which focal plants did not have bent shoots and neighbour plants had bent shoots (F−N+) is compared to upright shoot architecture obtained from treatment in which both focal and neighbour plants did not have bent shoots (F−N−). Bent shoots are present in all simulations. In simulations showing by closed columns, bent shoots are considered attached to the plants. In simulations showing by open columns, bent shoots are considered independent of the plants [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]